Blazers coach Nate McMillan: "They've got two great players over there -- LeBron and Dwyane were on top of their game tonight. I thought our guys really worked hard to try to force those guys to shoot the ball over the top. They did that, but they made them. Really, there wasn't an opportunity to get a lot of double teams to them. It's a tough matchup when you have guys like that who can score and they are willing passers, they also can find and hurt you from the three-point line. They were just on top of their games tonight."

Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge: "We came out to a really good start and they just picked up momentum and they kept building off it. They played really good team defense tonight. They shut down the paint. They had good helpside defense tonight."

Blazers center Joel Przybilla: "Miami is on a mission. They are focused on winning a championship. And we want to get where they are, we want to get to the level they're at."

Blazers center Marcus Camby: "They started getting a lot of easy baskets in transition, breakaway dunks, getting that momentum. They pretty much carried (the Heat) throughout the whole game. No one else had it going offensively, but those two guys always set the tone for that team."

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra: "This is a tough place to play, and a tough arena. The team plays with great energy and force here in this building, but we took the challenge against a good team here at home, and it's a good way to start this trip. It wasn't an even game, consistent for us all the way through. We had some moments where we were very good, and other moments where there was a little bit of slippage. But, again, this is a tough place to play, so we'll take it and move on."

Heat forward LeBron James: We're just playing basketball at an all-time high as far as us together."

Heat guard Dwyane Wade: "Obviously I'm comfortable (in the post), so just trying to take advantage of certain matchups. My guys did a great job passing the ball into the right spots. They led me into easier baskets."

Heat forward Udonis Haslem: "We were missing eight and a half to nine rebounds a game, so I just tried to make a conscious effort to get on the boards early and just sustain it throughout the game."

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Postgame notes and numbers:

-- With the loss tonight, the Blazers drop to 18-18 on the season, one game behind their record of a year ago.

-- The Heat have now won nine straight games by double digits.

-- Tonight's game marked the fifth consecutive win for the visiting team in the series. ... Portland was the last home team to win with a 106-68 victory over Miami on Nov. 26, 2009.

-- Jumping out to a Blazers 14-6 lead early, LaMarcus Aldridge (4-5, 8 points) and Nicolas Batum (2-2, 4 points) scored 12 of Portland's first 14 points while Jamal Crawford assisted on four of the first five made baskets by Portland.

-- Crawford finished the game with four assists and five turnovers.

-- After holding a 14-6 lead, the Blazers were outscored 26-10 by the Heat over the final 4:28 of the first quarter.

-- LeBron James and Dwyane Wade scored the first 18 points for Miami before Udonis Haslem's three-point play at the 3:41 mark of the first quarter.

-- Joel Przybilla played in his first game back as a Trail Blazer since being traded to the Charlotte Bobcats last season. ... He finished with four points and six rebounds in 19 minutes.

-- LaMarcus Aldridge recorded his 23rd 20-point game of the season with 20 points (10-18), along with six rebounds and four assists.

-- James and Wade combined to score 71 points on 25-of-45 shooting.

-- Portland finished with more fast break points than Miami, 8-6.

-- The Heat (23-29) attempted 10 more free throws than the Blazers (16-19).

-- With 17 points tonight, Nicolas Batum has scored 17 or more in six of his last seven games. ... Batum scored nine points in the fourth quarter.

-- According to the Elias Sports Bureau: LeBron James is the first player since turnovers were tracked (beginning in 1977-78) to have a game of 35 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steal and no turnovers. ... James finished with 38 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 steals and 0 turnovers against Portland Thursday.